Opening bell: Asia opens higher; ACC, Jet Airways earnings in focus

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- US stocks end flat; Asian markets open higher
US stocks ended mostly flat on Thursday as investors looked ahead to Friday's jobs report, amid growing tensions between the United States and other global powers.
Asia shares opened higher as investors await the trend as China markets reopen after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday break.
H1B visas: Indian IT firms to plead case before Trump administration officials
The chief executives of the country's biggest IT services companies will meet with administration officials and lawmakers from 20 February to try and dissuade Trump's team from raising requirements under the H1B visa programme, said R Chandrashekhar, the president of industry group Nasscom.
RBI issues draft guidelines on interest rate risk on banking book
As a part of Basel-III capital regulations, banks are required to identify the risks associated with the changing interest rates on its balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures in the banking book from both, short- term and long-term perspective.
Reliance Jio additions power telecom subscriber base to 1.12 billion: Trai
Reliance Jio alone added over 16.2 million in November taking its total subscriber base to 51.87 million within three months of launching its commercial 4G services.
CCI dismisses complaint against JLR India for alleged unfair trade practices
Rejecting the complaint, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) observed that the case does not require further investigation into the conduct of the parties.
Sona Group sells entire stake in Sona Koyo to Japanese partner
The deal was sealed at a price of Rs84 a share, valuing the joint venture company-a manufacturer of steering systems for passenger cars and utility vehicles in India-at about Rs1,922 crore.
Glenmark's profit more than doubles to Rs477.03 crore
Glenmark, along with its partner Endo International, launched the generic version of Zetia, the anti-cholesterol drug, in the US on 12 December, with six-month marketing exclusivity
Vijaya Bank Q3 profit rises fourfold to Rs230 crore
The bank'sgross non-performing assets (NPA) rose to 6.98% as against 4.32% in the same quarter last fiscal. Net NPA rose to 4.74% in the quarter under review compared to 2.98% a year ago.
Earnings corner
ACC, Indian Hotels, Jet Airways, JK Lakshmi Cement, MRF, PVR, Zee Media are among the companies that will announce their third-quarter earnings on Friday.